Overview

• Suzuki Griquas beat the Fidelity ADT Lions 27-25 in Johannesburg to claim the 2025 Currie Cup crown.
• A TMO review found a deliberate knock-on by Lions lock Ruan Delport after the hooter, awarding the penalty that George Whitehead converted.
• Whitehead, the competition’s leading point scorer, slotted the decisive kick in stoppage time.
• The Lions had moved ahead in the 78th minute through a Lubabalo Dobela penalty, marking their second consecutive final lost at the death.
• Lions prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye started despite an unresolved SAIDS adverse analytical finding that remains under review.